Russian Strike Destroys City Mall in Zaporizhzhia

In Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, the City Mall shopping center—owned by Arricano Real Estate—was severely damaged and virtually destroyed by a Russian strike.

According to Arricano Real Estate, the Russian Federation’s attack took place on the evening of September 7. While City Mall was virtually destroyed, there were no casualties resulting from the strike.

The company reported that it had suspended the shopping center’s operations on September 2 due to the security situation. Arricano Real Estate also announced its intention to rebuild the facility.

The company noted that this was the second Russian strike in three weeks on shopping centers under its management. According to its data, the Sun Gallery shopping center in Kryvyi Rih was destroyed on August 21 following a drone attack; the facility had been targeted by Russian drones twice. There were 16 fatalities and 130 injuries reported. Approximately a month prior, a Russian missile attack on Kyiv damaged an Arricano shopping center under construction in the Lukianivka district; there were no casualties in that incident.

The largest shareholder of Arricano Real Estate is Estonian national Rauno Teder. Jüri Põld and Margus Kurm are associated with the company as owners or board members. Arricano Real Estate is registered in Cyprus and states that it has no plans to cease operations in Ukraine.